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Ilan in hebrew is a male-gender term for tree... An Israeli friend of ours though explained that it is not literally 'tree' but more the 'idea' of a tree or a poetic concept. Which is so pretty...

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Nicknames for Ilana: | Edit

Lani, Lana, Annie, Ana
LaniKai
Ilana-Banana, Nana, Nani
Lala
Lola
LiLi

Meanings and history of the name Ilana: | Edit

Feminine form of Ilan, a Hebrew name that means "tree."

Famous real-life people named Ilana: | Edit

Ilana Levine, American actress.
Ilana Sod, MTV Latin America's Newscaster.

Ilana in song, story & screen: | Edit

Ilana, character on the TV series "Lost."
Ilana Mather, character protrayed by Lena Olin in the film "The Reader."